| Observer |
|
Name |
Joseph M |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Strikingly vivid colors, like no meteor I’ve seen before. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Columbia, TN |
|
Latitude |
35° 35' 58.16'' N (35.59949°)
|
|
Longitude |
86° 54' 5.53'' W (-86.901535°)
|
|
Elevation |
196.501434m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2026-03-31 21:30 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2026-04-01 02:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
167° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
322.83° |
|
First azimuth |
303.78° |
|
First elevation |
55° |
|
Last azimuth |
351.8° |
|
Last elevation |
25° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
15° |
|
Remarks |
White at center, narrow red boundary outlining center, green at edges; trailing fading green “train”. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Fireball increased size and brightness over 2-5 seconds as it arced steeply down, then flashed white and quickly disappeared. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
After flash, smaller dim white-gray fragments were visible falling for 2 seconds. |
